I Will Be Here

A life-size study of hands for the 1871 oil painting 'Dante's Dream at the Time of the Death of Beatrice' (Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery), Dante Gabriel Rossetti

If in the morning when you wake,
If the sun does not appear,
I will be here.
If in the dark we lose sight of love,
Hold my hand and have no fear,
I will be here.


I will be here,
When you feel like being quiet,
When you need to speak your mind I will listen.
Through the winning, losing, and trying we'll be together,
And I will be here.
If in the morning when you wake,
If the future is unclear,
I will be here.
As Sure as seasons were made for change,
Our lifetimes were made for years,
I will be here.


I will be here,
And you can cry on my shoulder,
When the mirror tells us we're older.
I will hold you, 
to watch you grow in beauty,
And tell you all the things you are to me.
We'll be together and I will be here.
I will be true to the promises I've made,
To you and to the one who gave you to me.
I will be here.

 ~Steven Curtis Chapman